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The Sage handbook of intercultural competence / edited by Darla K. Deardorff ; foreword by Derek Bok.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deardorff, Darla K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intercultural communication.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (546 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, [2009]
- Summary:
- The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Competence brings together in one volume the leading experts and scholars from a variety of fields (e.g., education, communication, psychology, social work, health care, conflict studies, etc.) and from around the world who do work in intercultural competence (defined as appropriate and effective communication, as well as behavior, in intercultural situations). Given the current and future focus on global workforce development, and on globalization in general, this Handbook examines the skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed in our ever diverse world.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE
- Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Intercultural Competence
- Chapter 2. The Identity Factor in Intercultural Competence
- Chapter 3. The Interculturally Competent Global Leader
- Chapter 4. The Moral Circle in Intercultural Competence: Trust Across Cultures
- Chapter 5. Intercultural Conflict Competence as a Facet of Intercultural Competence Development: Multiple Conceptual Approaches
- Chapter 6. Cultivating Intercultural Competence: A Process Perspective
- Chapter 7. Developing Globally Competent Citizens: The Contrasting Cases of the United States and Vietnam
- Chapter 8. Understanding Africans' Conceptualizations of Intercultural Competence
- Chapter 9. An Associative Approach to Intercultural Communication Competence in the Arab World
- Chapter 10. A Chinese Model of Intercultural Leadership Competence
- Chapter 11. Intercultural Competence in German Discourse
- Chapter 12. India: A Cross-Cultural Overview of Intercultural Competence
- Chapter 13. Interculturality Versus Intercultural Competencies in Latin America
- Chapter 14. Synthesizing Conceptualizations of Intercultural Competence: A Summary and Emerging Themes
- PART II: APPLYING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE
- Chapter 15. Intercultural Competence in Human Resources-Passing It On: Intercultural Competence in the Training Arena
- Chapter 16. Intercultural Competence in Business-Leading Global Projects: Bridging the Cultural and Functional Divide
- Chapter 17. Intercultural Competence in Teacher Education- Developing the Intercultural Competence of Educators and Their Students: Creating the Blueprints
- Chapter 18. Intercultural Competence in Foreign Languages-The Intercultural Speaker and the Pedagogy of Foreign Language Education.
- Chapter 19. Intercultural Competence in International Education Administration-Cultural Mentoring: International Education Professionals and the Development of Intercultural Competence
- Chapter 20. Intercultural Competence in Social Work- Culturally Competent Practice in Social Work
- Chapter 21. Intercultural Competence in Engineering-Global Competence for Engineers
- Chapter 22. Intercultural Competence in Religious Organizations-Neither Jew nor Gentile: Lessons About Intercultural Competence in Religious Organizations
- Chapter 23. Intercultural Competence in Health Care- Developing Skills for Interculturally Competent Care
- PART III: RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT IN INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE
- Chapter 24. Methodological Issues in Researching Intercultural Competence
- Chapter 25. Applying Theory and Research: The Evolution of Intercultural Competence in U.S. Study Abroad
- Chapter 26. Research Application: Toward a General Framework of Competence for Today's Global Village
- Chapter 27. Assessing Intercultural Competence: Issues and Tools
- Chapter 28. Implementing Intercultural Competence Assessment
- Chapter 29. The Real Cost of Intercultural Incompetence: An Epilogue
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781071872987
- 1071872982
- 9781483342894
- 1483342891
- OCLC:
- 1290485819
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